Chapter 141 - Ghost Soldiers, Yin General, Yin King, Yin Saint, Yin? (Added for the Silver Alliance AdenJ!)

Chapter 141: Chapter 2 Ghost Soldiers, Yin General, Yin King, Yin Saint, Yin? (Added for the Silver Alliance AdenJ!) This was the Exotic Species·Soul Captivating Beauty Snake that had escaped in the last expedition.

However, this time she wasn’t so lucky. Xu Shu knew her location, came prepared, and launched a sneak attack that held the charm of a seductive glance.

With her level being so much lower than Xu Shu’s, and her rank four whole tiers under, it took just a few quick moves for Xu Shu to defeat her, leaving her armor abandoned. A punch went straight through the Michelin Miao Miao House inside her abdomen, killing her on the spot.

This brought Xu Shu’s contribution score to 19, just one point shy of being able to access the trading area of the upgrade network.

In his view, this was certainly good news. When the time came, the relics they obtained this time would have a very good market.

The sun was blazing down, and it was nearly noon.

* Upgrade Network

* Team Channel

"She’s about to arrive," said Gu Pan, a First-tier Warrior.

Xu Shu sent a message to give a heads-up.

Then, he crossed the zone filled with architectural ruins.

The area had gradually turned lush green. Mutated vine plants climbed fiercely over the collapsed skyscrapers, growing wildly.

At the border line (3.19), Xie Xiaochan, Song Nianhui, and three other teammates had been waiting for a long time.

Not a moment was spent complaining about Xu Shu’s lateness; almost immediately, Song Nianhui, who was about to take the stage, began his spiritual dance, shouting, "Lie Zhenzi help me!"

Watching the relic’s gate consolidate from the monster rock, labeled ’Yin Gold·You Dui Zhao Ji: Qingming’, Xu Shu still felt somewhat overwhelmed.

The six of them joined hands and entered the entrance of the ruins.

"Hey, watch over me a bit more, sister," Xu Shu said, gripping Xie Xiaochan’s tender hand tightly before entering.

Seven-color Taoist Xie Xiaochan chuckled and said, "Don’t worry, I’ll lead you through these ruins quickly this time. You’ll be exerting the most effort. Just follow my lead and charge fiercely; that’s all there is to it."

"Why does what you’re all saying sound so weird..."

Xu Shu felt somewhat baffled.

The next moment, his vision was covered by a bright light, as if falling from an immense height.

When his vision returned to normal, Xu Shu found that they, the six, were now standing at the edge of a secluded forest.

Moonlight shimmered like ripples, a few clusters of feathery smoke-like willows illuminated as bright as day.

The air carried a sticky drizzle, filled with a strange fishy scent.

Behind them was complete chaos and blankness, no possibility of retreat;

Straight ahead was a lush, densely leafed rainforest. New willows drooped over the water surface; ancient firs sank roots into the earth. Above in the trees, birds and bugs ceaselessly chirped, while below the water was calm and deep. At first glance, there seemed to be shadows moving, yet, if you gazed intently, nothing could be discerned.

A wooden plank path meandered toward the depths of the forest, with some indistinctly visible cabins arranged within.

Outside the forest, there stood a slanted stone tablet with inscriptions unreadable to Xu Shu.

At that moment, Xie Xiaochan, standing beside him, laughed and read aloud, "The resentment of the boudoir and dimly fading lights. The fragrance departs as light dreams return! Indeed, no mistake, everyone, we have arrived at the southern foot of the Silent Forest, also known as the Land of Burial!"

"Land of Burial?" Song Nianhui asked for Xu Shu, articulating the confusion in his mind, while the others seemed already aware.

Only Song Nianhui, puzzled, said, "Why is it the Land of Burial? The incense burner displayed the instance name as ’Small Orchid Dwelling’. Don’t tell jokes. Could Lie Zhenzi be mistaken?"

Xie Xiaochan said, "If you keep heading north from the southern foot of Silent Forest, you can enter the Land of Burial, but this location also being called ’Small Orchid Dwelling’ is correct under normal circumstances. This relic is supposed to be confined to this small area.

"Have you spotted those cabins in the woods? Inside there is an elite monster, an Alien Species·Chang Tree Demon, with over a hundred Ghost Soldiers under its command as enforcers. Among them, there are even several proficient in the art of Charm, capable of captiving the soul and draining men’s essence!

"Also, two Second Order Taoists who came to dispel the evil spirits failed, got corrupted, and formed humanoid monsters to assist her."

Xie Xiaochan finished speaking, and both the night watchman Yan Wumo and Witch Zheng Qianrou nodded in agreement; Li Fengtian remained silent, but his calm expression showed he’d known this beforehand,

Meanwhile, Xu Shu pondered thoughtfully. No wonder the inscription outside the ruins read "Qingming", turning out to be this kind of meaning. "In the time of Qingming, the rain falls heavily, and the road is full of lost souls?"

Only Song Nianhui was startled and said, "Over a hundred Ghost Soldiers? Aren’t you joking? How can we overcome that? This is entirely different from the information I received. I originally thought there were only those three exotic species here."

He was thoroughly confused and began to doubt his life decisions.

The actual team leader was him, so why was all the information he received incorrect?

Moreover, if he’d known earlier that the instance contained so many Ghost Soldiers, he’d never have entered.

As a Weapon Master, he dreaded facing Evil Spirits the most because he couldn’t kill them completely. If this had been in the outside world he could have fled, but inside this game, an Evil Spirit would slowly but surely sap his life away.

Then, he heard Xie Xiaochan continue, "Beneath this ground lies a special and extremely powerful Evil Spirit, a Second-order Yin General! She escaped from the Land of Burial to come here. She is the true final boss of this place!"

"What?" Song Nianhui’s eyes widened. How could there be a Second-order Yin General too?

Spare me, I’m just an ordinary Swordsman. I’ll get totally wrecked!

Xu Shu suddenly interjected, "What kind of creatures are these Ghost Soldiers and Yin Generals you’re talking about?"

"..." Yan Wumo and the others gave him a pitiful look.

Xie Xiaochan said, "It’s a type of Evil Spirits. There are two types: one is the Corpse Evil which possesses a physical body but is very hard to kill. The other is the ghost, immune to physical damage and can only be dealt with by a few select professions."

Is that so?

Xu Shu stroked his chin.

She referred to the Yang God as Corpse Evil?

Did the people from the superdimension network call the Yang God Corpse Evil?

Thinking about the behavior of the Corpse Dog, Xu Shu found the connection quite fitting.

"But what about Ghost Soldiers and Yin Generals?"

"Ghost Soldiers are First-order monsters, and Yin Generals are Second-order. If they advance to the Third-order, they are called the Yin King," explained Xie Xiaochan, patiently clarifying much like a young and persuasive teacher beside Xu Shu.

"Oh... so the Fourth-order is called Yin Saint?"

"Whoa, you actually know? Not bad, little brother, you’re not completely illiterate."

Xu Shu glanced at the Seven-color Taoist, who barely reached his chest, and wondered, "Then the Fifth-order must be called Yin..."

"I don’t know what the Fifth-order is called, no one has ever seen a Fifth-order ghost," Xie Xiaochan said, her lips curved in a sly grin as she looked at Xu Shu.

Song Nianhui could bear it no longer, "Can we stop flirting? Let’s think about how to survive. Over a hundred Ghost Soldiers, plus three Second-order elite monsters leading them—how are we supposed to fight with our heads? Are we going to die here?"

He was close to a mental breakdown. Over a hundred First-order monsters, and at least a Third-order boss would usually be needed to clear them... It was a disaster; his life was over...

"Why panic? Big sister has a special item that can lure the boss here. Her condition is very special, and even if a Taoist tries, they can’t kill her. But that’s exactly her weakness!"

Then, Witch Zheng Qianrou suddenly chimed in. She walked up to Xu Shu, smiled, and said, "But Brother Song is right about one thing—the number of Ghost Soldiers here indeed requires a head to fight."

"?" Song Nianhui froze.

"But not your head, Brother Gu Pan’s head. He’ll keep her busy."

"Brother Gu Pan, you’ve been enhanced by me."

As she spoke, she hugged Xu Shu around the waist like pulling back a bowstring and with a strong press.

A surge of life-reviving energy flowed into Xu Shu’s body.

Q...

Crack...

Bump!!...

Harder than iron, stronger than steel!

"What the fuck!?"

Xu Shu’s eyes widened.

Hold on, is this the Witch’s skill?

Dammit, stop lying; Witches don’t have this kind of ability!

Then, as the ’Superdimensional Odyssey’ activated by Xu Shu took effect.

A voiceover appeared in his mind, and he suddenly realized everything.

"I’ve been duped!"

"This swindler isn’t a Witch!"

"You damn cheat, you’re a Second-order witch from the Mother Goddess pathway!"